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This lists all the '''[[container]]s'''.
{{See also|MPEG-2#Container_formats|l1=MPEG-2 § Container formats (TS and PS)}}
{{wikipedia|Comparison of container formats}}
This lists '''[[container]]s''', also known as ''media file formats''.
 
Containers are Files that can contain audio and/or video. The audio and video is encoded (compressed) using [[codecs]], and then stored in a container. Codecs can normally be used in a variety of different containers.
 
You can usually tell what container format is used for a file by looking at the file's extension. For example, if a file has a .mp4 extension, it is likely to contain [[MPEG-4]] video.
 
Below are listed the formats you can play with vlc (if I've missed any, feel free to add it :-)
 
{|
|File Extension
|Contains
|-
| .a52
|[[A52]]
|-
|.aac
|[[AAC]]
|-
|.aiff
|[[AIFF]]
|-
|.amr
|[[AMR]]
|-
|
|[[Annodex]]
|-
|.asf
|[[ASF]]
|-
|.au
|[[AU]]
|-
|.avi
|[[AVI]]
|-
|.dts
|[[DTS]]
|-
|.dump
|[[Demuxdump]]
|-
|.dvr-ms
|[[DVR-MS]]
|-
|.flac
|[[FLAC]] (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
|-
|.nsf, .nsfe, .gbs, .vgm, .vgz, .spc, .gym
| [[gme]]
|-
|.mkv, .mka, .mks
|[[Matroska]]
|-
|.mpc
|[[Musepack]]
|-
|.mpg, .mpeg, .vob
|[[MPEG-PS]]
|-
|.mov
|[[MOV]]
|-
|.flv
|[[flash Video]]
|-
|.m4a, .m4b, .m4p
|[[.m4a|MPEG-4 Audio]]
|-
|.mp4
|[[MP4|MPEG-4]]
|-
|.nsv
|[[NSV]]
|-
|.ogm
|[[OGM]]
|-
|.ogg
|[[Ogg]]
|-
|.pva
|[[PVA]]
|-
|.rm, .ram, .ra
|[[RealMedia]]
|-
|
|[[SDP]] (streaming only)
|-
|.ts, .mts, .m2ts
|[[TS|MPEG2-TS]]
|-
|.wav
|[[WAV]]
|-
|.wmv
|[[Windows Media Video]]
|}


To add a container, use '''{{tl|mux}}'''
To add a container, use '''{{tl|mux}}'''


[[Category:File and protocol types]]
[[Category:Knowledge Base]]

Latest revision as of 07:23, 13 April 2019

This lists containers, also known as media file formats.

Containers are Files that can contain audio and/or video. The audio and video is encoded (compressed) using codecs, and then stored in a container. Codecs can normally be used in a variety of different containers.

You can usually tell what container format is used for a file by looking at the file's extension. For example, if a file has a .mp4 extension, it is likely to contain MPEG-4 video.

Below are listed the formats you can play with vlc (if I've missed any, feel free to add it :-)

File Extension Contains
.a52 A52
.aac AAC
.aiff AIFF
.amr AMR
Annodex
.asf ASF
.au AU
.avi AVI
.dts DTS
.dump Demuxdump
.dvr-ms DVR-MS
.flac FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
.nsf, .nsfe, .gbs, .vgm, .vgz, .spc, .gym gme
.mkv, .mka, .mks Matroska
.mpc Musepack
.mpg, .mpeg, .vob MPEG-PS
.mov MOV
.flv flash Video
.m4a, .m4b, .m4p MPEG-4 Audio
.mp4 MPEG-4
.nsv NSV
.ogm OGM
.ogg Ogg
.pva PVA
.rm, .ram, .ra RealMedia
SDP (streaming only)
.ts, .mts, .m2ts MPEG2-TS
.wav WAV
.wmv Windows Media Video

To add a container, use {{mux}}

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.